A randomized controlled trial of home telecare.
J Telemed Telecare
; 8 Suppl 2: 58-60, 2002.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12217138
ABSTRACT
We have established a randomized controlled trial of home telecare. The intervention aims to address a growing problem in the National Health Service (NHS), that is, high admission rates of patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Equipment procurement for the trial has been difficult, as no single supplier was able to meet the project s full requirements. The fact that the service is provided by existing clinical NHS staff has advantages when considering the generalizability of the results within the NHS. However, there are also disadvantages, since existing staff have little research experience. Considerable time has been required to help staff familiarize themselves with the equipment and become comfortable with its use. This has posed a barrier to the implementation of the service.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Telemedicine
/
Home Care Services
/
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Telemed Telecare
Journal subject:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
/
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom